Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC)

Kintampo Health Research Centre is a well-established, African-based, research centre. The African identity of KHRC is important as it emphasises African solutions to African health challenges. KHRC is one of three field research centres of the Research and Development Division (RDD) of Ghana Health Service established in 1994. KHRC is situated in the middle belt of Ghana in the Bono East Region. However the work of KHRC has implications for health policy and practice throughout Ghana and Africa. Our mission is to use our expertise and core values to: 1. conduct public health and biomedical research that will influence policy direction and programme implementation that seek to significantly improve well-being and reduce ill-health. 2. at all times be committed to the conduct of high-quality research that is ethical. 3. ensure integrity of data generated. The vision is to be a centre of excellence that conducts high quality research to shape local and international health policy, programmes and practices. KHRC technical staff are multidisciplinary and comprise various cadres of researchers, social scientists, laboratory, data management and financial and accounting professionls. KHRC has accumulated over 25 years of experience in health research in Ghana. During this time it has developed one of the largest demographic surveillance systems and study populations in Africa and has established a reputation for quality research. Show more Show less